Discovering, Creating, Problem-Solving, or All Three?"
Anna Andrews 4Ac
September 11, 2013
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Hi, I am Anna. I hope to create a water vacuum that sucks up water. The water vacuum sucks up water and cleans it. You could now drink it. It never runs out of power because it is solar powered. That is the water vacuum. I think this will work! It will be very fun to create it!
Cooperating and Collaborating ...
Caine's Arcade Marble Maze Run
Creativity through Our Collaboration
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The C.A.C. Movie
The "T" in STEM Stands for Technology ...
The "Hour of Code" Initiative
The Engineering Design Process ...
PROBLEM:
How Do We Build a Catapult?
ASK:
What is Our Challenge?
The Angry Bird Competition is on … Angry Bird and Piggy Friends unite! To retrieve your stolen eggs, Angry Birds, your team will need to build a catapult with only the materials provided to you, as outlined in the following steps of this “Small Group Challenge: Marshmallow Catapults”: Challenge: Each group will design and build a marshmallow catapult using the following materials: 1 meter of masking tape; 2 plastic cups; 4 rubber bands; 2 plastic spoons; 2 paper clips; 15 cm x 15 cm piece of cardboard; large (standard size) and small (mini size) marshmallows to launch. Goal: Launch a marshmallow at least 5 meters (in the air) and not outside of a ½ meter width. What is a Catapult?
Anna Andrews 4Ac
Discovery Center / Library
Catapults Research
January 2014
A catapult is a large wooden weapon that was used before canons. They were used to destroy castle walls. It got its energy from a rope that soldiers pulled. To build my catapult, I will use a spoon, cardboard, buttons, string, duct tape and a ruler.
IMAGINE:
What are Some Solutions?
What is the Best Possible Solution?
Why did Our Team Choose This Solution?
Anna Andrews 4Ac
Discoverer Center \ Library
Catapult Reflection
February 2014
For our catapult we did a combo of parts of all of our ideas. Then we had to change the whole catapult. We had three design ideas that we could make our catapult, like Ballista, Trebuchet and Mangonel. We choose to change it because the cups kept breaking, so we tested new ideas. Even though we are behind others in building, we have a strong catapult. We choose different parts from each of our designs.
PLAN:
What is a Diagram / Orthographic Design of Our Prototype?
CREATE:
What does Our Finished Construct Look Like?
IMPROVE:
What works, what doesn't work, and what could work better from Our Testing?
What are We going to do to address the Challenges We Faced with Our Construct?
Anna Andrews 4Ac
Discoverer Center \ Library
Catapult Reflection
February 2014
It was a big challenge. Our first attempt didn’t work, but our second did. Better aim helped us. The cup was really weak, though. It was a challenging challenge.
PRESENTATION:
How do We Catapult Ourselves into Problem Based Learning?
Discovering...
Anna Andrews 4Ac
September 11, 2013
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Hi, I am Anna. I hope to create a water vacuum that sucks up water. The water vacuum sucks up water and cleans it. You could now drink it. It never runs out of power because it is solar powered. That is the water vacuum. I think this will work! It will be very fun to create it!
Cooperating and Collaborating ...
Team Banner
The "T" in STEM Stands for Technology ...
The "Hour of Code" Initiative
The Engineering Design Process ...
PROBLEM:
How Do We Build a Catapult?
ASK:
What is Our Challenge?
The Angry Bird Competition is on … Angry Bird and Piggy Friends unite! To retrieve your stolen eggs, Angry Birds, your team will need to build a catapult with only the materials provided to you, as outlined in the following steps of this “Small Group Challenge: Marshmallow Catapults”:
Challenge: Each group will design and build a marshmallow catapult using the following materials: 1 meter of masking tape; 2 plastic cups; 4 rubber bands; 2 plastic spoons; 2 paper clips; 15 cm x 15 cm piece of cardboard; large (standard size) and small (mini size) marshmallows to launch.
Goal: Launch a marshmallow at least 5 meters (in the air) and not outside of a ½ meter width.
What is a Catapult?
Anna Andrews 4Ac
Discovery Center / Library
Catapults Research
January 2014
A catapult is a large wooden weapon that was used before canons. They were used to destroy castle walls. It got its energy from a rope that soldiers pulled. To build my catapult, I will use a spoon, cardboard, buttons, string, duct tape and a ruler.
What are Some Solutions?
What is the Best Possible Solution?
Why did Our Team Choose This Solution?
Anna Andrews 4Ac
Discoverer Center \ Library
Catapult Reflection
February 2014
For our catapult we did a combo of parts of all of our ideas. Then we had to change the whole catapult. We had three design ideas that we could make our catapult, like Ballista, Trebuchet and Mangonel. We choose to change it because the cups kept breaking, so we tested new ideas. Even though we are behind others in building, we have a strong catapult. We choose different parts from each of our designs.
PLAN:
What is a Diagram / Orthographic Design of Our Prototype?
CREATE:
What does Our Finished Construct Look Like?
IMPROVE:
What works, what doesn't work, and what could work better from Our Testing?
What are We going to do to address the Challenges We Faced with Our Construct?
Anna Andrews 4Ac
Discoverer Center \ Library
Catapult Reflection
February 2014
It was a big challenge. Our first attempt didn’t work, but our second did. Better aim helped us. The cup was really weak, though. It was a challenging challenge.
PRESENTATION:
How do We Catapult Ourselves into Problem Based Learning?
Competition Day